Nitrogen shortage limits young tropical forest growth, slowing carbon capture that could help fight climate change.
Young tropical forests play a crucial role in slowing climate change. Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, using ...
Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...
TREE TRANSFORMATION: Woodworker Chester Shuey works outside his Fletcher workshop on a memorial bench made from a white oak tree that was downed by Tropical Storm Helene. The bench will be unveiled in ...
A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term ...
The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future as global temperatures rise Vanessa Crooks The forest breathes! There is a ...
Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising culprit: ordinary thunderstorms. These quick, fierce storms, powered by ...
Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap affects our understanding of how rainforests adapt to change, including their ...
In a groundbreaking discovery in Brunei, scientists have found two-million-year-old fossils of Dryobalanops rappa—an endangered tropical tree that still lives today. The find marks the first fossil ...